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stir
Synonyms and Antonyms of stir
- The plane's first jolt caused a stir among the passengers, and by the third one they were in a panic.
ado, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, commotion, disturbance, foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoopla, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- We were warned that the slightest stir would scare the mother bird so we hardly dared to breathe.
stir
Synonyms and Antonyms of stir
- The cat stirred, then opened its eyes and slowly got to its feet.
- News coverage of the fire stirred many to send donations to a fund for the families who had lost their homes.
build a fire under
calm, soothe, subdue, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
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